Countdown for July PUG

G'day all The theme for July is "Aerial/From on High". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers

Opuntia spp,notably the big one, were imported into SA in the 19th C. & became very invasive (due to birds, I suppose). There are signs of them all over the Kruger Park! Alan C On 20-Jun-22 05:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Ann. I agree the last close-up is the best image. These

Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers

Thanks, Ann. I agree the last close-up is the best image. These are Eastern Prickly Pears, *Opuntia humifusa*. This species is native to dry regions of the Northeast. On our first trip to Hawaii, more than 40 years ago, I was astonished to see prickly pears growing wild all over uncultivated

Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers

Thanks, Alan. Yes, the fruit is edible, as are the pads, or nopales. I find eating it gives me diarrhea, so I leave the fruits for the birds, which seem to enjoy them. In survival school, back in the 1960s, we ate the pads as a source of energy, along with wild onion and dandelions. I cut back

Re: GESO: Fagthers' Day Flowers

Those are happy plants! are those Engelmann's? /Opuntia phaecantha ? /Nice job of showing how lovely they are - The second one works nicely for a garden sales catalog, though not as interesting as a photo for framing or a note card - the last of the three closeups is my vote for the nicest